“This acquisition will merge 3DExperience and Apriso’s solutions and deliver a new business experience to our customers,” Bernard Charlès, the president and chief executive of Dassault Systèmes, said in a prepared statement.

“The question isn’t simply, ‘what is the next innovative idea?’ but rather ‘Can you produce your idea quickly, efficiently, and cost effectively? Can you excel in global business responsiveness and local production agility?’ These are the questions the 3DExperience business platform answers.”